Voters around the globe are saying "no" to current leaders. From the U. S. to Germany, people are tired of the status quo. The Republican win in Washington is part of a bigger pattern. Inflation, cultural clashes, and frustration with political elites are driving this change. Key figures like Olaf S
You might think that a lot of U. S. teens are getting gender-affirming medications, right? Well, a recent study says that's not the case. In fact, less than 1 in 1, 000 adolescents with commercial insurance received these medications over a five-year period. This includes puberty blockers and hormon
A healthcare pro at a nearby hospital spotted a gap in child abuse cases. Kids with suspicious wounds weren't always treated the same way, even though different experts were involved. So, this pro set a goal: in just six months, bump the number of kids getting proper checks from 7. 7% to a whopping
Imagine you're trying to live healthier, and you download an app to help. But does adding game-like features make these health apps more effective? That's the question researchers wanted to answer. They looked at studies that compared apps with and without gamification. The goal was to see if these
For a long time, the parable of the Prodigal Son has been mostly focused on men like the father and the sons. But what if we look at it differently? Some historians think that the original listeners might have seen two important women in the story: the mother of the Prodigal Son and the mother of th
Let's think about the tricky ethics of using AI in music. We're talking about how AI tools might carry some unfair baggage from the past. Take Holly+, for instance, a special AI that makes music like its creator, Holly Herndon. Shouldn't we question how it works and what it implies? We can learn fro
Have you ever wondered how cloud computing can supercharge static analysis? Well, let's dive into how Microsoft Azure is making a significant difference in this field. Researchers have been exploring the use of Azure to run the Static Driver Verifier (SDV), a tool designed to check the safety of dev
Imagine you're battling advanced biliary tract cancer (ABTC), and your doctors suggest a mix of drugs: nivolumab, modified gemcitabine, and S-1. This combo showed promise in a past trial, but PD-L1 levels didn't tell us much about how well it would work. So, scientists looked at another marker, LAG-
Ever wondered if math and physics could ever break up? Well, the Independence Postulate (IP) says they’re like two worlds that never meet. This means math stuff, like patterns and sequences, doesn’t mess with physics stuff, like the real world. But here’s where it gets interesting. Because of this s
In a recent development, China has deployed one of the world's largest coast guard ships to Scarborough Shoal, a reef in the South China Sea that is claimed by both China and the Philippines. This massive vessel, nicknamed the "monster ship, " is over 12, 000 tons and 541 feet long. It's equipped wi
